Do you have any more pictures Gudrun? I was supposed to be there; but the school fair became overwhelming and I couldn’t leave to get to the festival. Cracker fair though: perfect weather; good sized crowd not too few or too many; great food and entertainment, lots of socialising, and it looked like people were spending.

@Lilith: You were at the fair too? I shall pass on the carrot cake compliment! Tai chi fest?

Cake stall cake? Good one; the cake stall was my project this year. The amount of love and care put into some of those offerings was amazing. I really wanted to take pictures but didn't have a spare moment. I used to think daily newspapers were hard work; they are nothing compared to a school fair!

To say the Tai Chi festival lacked something would be unkind but somehow there were components i looked for that were not happening. Experts in their field were too few and most notable the lack of colorful satin tunics and trousers evident in the one of 2009. Part of anything oriental has always conjured up a colorful pallet for me.